tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.comments2023-09-26T11:13:44.207-04:00SpringBoardMediaBNewmanSBoardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07804966250954053044noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-48738265928316109122011-03-03T13:25:51.062-05:002011-03-03T13:25:51.062-05:00Hi - I think you would be interested to know about...Hi - I think you would be interested to know about Search and Restore, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and uniting the audience for new jazz music. They are based in NYC and are very active.<br /><br />http://www.searchandrestore.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-52671835773878910142011-03-02T11:16:59.961-05:002011-03-02T11:16:59.961-05:00Brian: You're welcome! Let's hit another j...Brian: You're welcome! Let's hit another jazz club together - soon!<br />Morrie<br />www.warshawski.comMorrie Warshawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504541132730325241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-73966331759095074572011-02-24T00:01:07.205-05:002011-02-24T00:01:07.205-05:00as a diy creator i've thought about this a lot...as a diy creator i've thought about this a lot and the conclusion i've come to is that when it comes down to it, no other art form can compete with the power of documentary filmmaking so it will be hard to take the social change mantle from it.<br /><br />also, i think audience expectations dictate what kind of art they want for their social change.Mikehttp://www.ekimnamwen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-33158682966578598272011-02-17T16:42:38.057-05:002011-02-17T16:42:38.057-05:00Thanks Tom. You're right about the people part...Thanks Tom. You're right about the people part - we need ways to keep the good ones and move out the bad ones (this is harder). I'm so glad to hear what you're doing in Sarasota. When I was in Atlanta, we tried this, but the competitive spirit of many people (probably myself included) stopped this from happening as well as it should have. I remember people starting another fest all the time, and just wishing they would have walked in my door and said "let's collaborate." Would have been better for us, the community and the artists.Brian Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437592947161837950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-68409844619146486172011-02-17T16:33:29.712-05:002011-02-17T16:33:29.712-05:00Bari - I didn't go into this perspective becau...Bari - I didn't go into this perspective because from my position, I hear this a lot. You aren't alone in your frustrations. Keep digging, you'll find a lot of other filmmakers saying the same things. This conversation was part of the Filmmaker Summit at Slamdance in 2010. There's also a film fest, started by a filmmaker disgusted with all of this - the New Mexico International Film Fest. Check out their manifesto. <br />Here's another:<br />http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=795<br />There was even a Twitter conference, online only, talking about this. <br />I personally don't (completely) agree. They can be helpful in reaching an audience. But, you have to have a strategy, meaning only applying to a few, and those that fit your strategy and your film. You should also only be attending those that help with your travel bill - which most good ones will do. There are many bad ones out there. My advice is to read "Film Festival Secrets" by Chris Holland and "Ultimate film fest guide" by Chris Gore to help narrow the field and make them more useful. But, your point is taken.Brian Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437592947161837950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-63688307236563598862011-02-17T02:45:06.934-05:002011-02-17T02:45:06.934-05:00I'm glad to have found this blog article. I...I'm glad to have found this blog article. I've been scouring the internet for anything that addresses film festivals from the filmmaker's (FM's) perspective. There's nothing out there!! Unfortunately, you only acknowledge that many FM's are angry and frustrated with fests, but don't address how and why fests are failing to help FM's attain their goals or, more importantly, justify the expenditures required to participate in fests. Can we say "some hope of a return on investment." The fun YOU personally have at fests isn't any kind of justification for filmmakers to participate as fest are currently structured. Filmmakers are struggling to finance their films and then they're expected to fork out $$ just to submit with no hope of getting useful feedback. If they get accepted, they're looking at an additional financial burden of $2K to $5K in travel, lodging, food & ground transport to attend a festival. Just how many fests can the very busy people that FM's desire to meet/network with realistically attend? My guess is very few. So, this festival thing is beginning to look like the film equivalent of the "vanity press" for aspiring writers. This is just the tip of the iceberg for this subject. I'm waiting for some courageous writer to write something for filmmakers (NOT free PR for film festivals) about the 7,000 festivals in the US alone, that filmmakers must sort through and make strategic decisions about with such trite recommendations as "they treat you real nice (except for refunding your submission fee) and/or it's a great party." Two crappy ways to waste precious funds for your next film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-22750647430023842142011-02-12T20:11:28.214-05:002011-02-12T20:11:28.214-05:00Item #11: Brian NewmanItem #11: Brian NewmanSaskiahttp://www.cinemaspeakeasy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-53566127194497566142011-02-08T10:52:47.922-05:002011-02-08T10:52:47.922-05:00thank you brooklyn red.as you well know, we here i...thank you brooklyn red.as you well know, we here in ourlando are right there with you. <br />fresh from the 48th state in arts funding...yeeehawww,lets ride to tally.<br />grrrr....it's going to get worse before it gets better!<br />animals know who feeds them,it's not that complicated. <br />if they cant do it alone they need to help one another and see if they can do it together. otherwise give the slim reigns over. put it in the business model right under the mission statement...too many on the rat wheel will make it roll.mikki mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786301634698210309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-50891217456634109002011-02-08T09:31:49.379-05:002011-02-08T09:31:49.379-05:00PS- that previous comment by me. And the "red...PS- that previous comment by me. And the "red" reference is to Liverpool Football Club, not my political affiliations. <br /><br />*ha*<br /><br />--Tom HallBrooklyn Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013165417435851056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-1979270956570753092011-02-08T09:30:43.049-05:002011-02-08T09:30:43.049-05:00This is so true. In Sarasota, we are actively work...This is so true. In Sarasota, we are actively working on partnerships with local "film festivals" based on identity issues-- Jewish films, films by and about Women, films about LGBT issues-- by folding their programs into our festival and collaborating with the organizations, generally human services organizations not primarily focused on film, to deliver a great film experience for their constituencies, albeit folded into the pre-existing Sarasota Film Festival (with special events here and there year round). It has expanded our focus, scope and reach at a time when our own organization is facing expanding financial restraints and we are always working to figure out how to do more with less.<br /><br />On the other hand, I can imagine everyone reading this piece and these ideas and thinking "I agree, there are too many others out there," not seeing THEIR organization as part of the problem. When you have passionate people who have put in years of service for very little reward, people who love what they do and want to keep their organizations afloat by making sacrifice after sacrifice, no one sees themselves as the organization who should be the one to walk away. <br /><br />I think mergers are a great idea, but there needs to be a paradigm shift among leaders in seeing partnerships and mergers as being collaborative and essential. The question is, do you like being in charge or is serving the mission the most important thing?<br /><br />I will say, no matter how this goes, one of the things I think is very important is that arts workers, people working to deliver arts services to communities around the country, should be one of the primary priorities of this effort; with all of the reductions and cuts, many many talented people will be leaving the arts. Which is a huge shame, because they have worked as hard as anyone to fill important roles and deliver on the organizational mission. No one talks about workers in the non-profits arts sector, but they are the lifeblood of this area and their rights and concerns need to be addressed at the same time.<br /><br />Too often, arts groups are run by people passionate about the art and not passionate about good management, be it of people, of money, of development, of Boards. I think this is one of the most important problems in the field; leaders who love the various art forms and the satisfaction of working directly with artists, but who are less than effective in the actual business and management of the people and the institutions that deliver on the mission. <br /><br />Bad management costs everyone; the more bad experiences sponsors and donors have with organizations that don't deliver, the more the rest of (or is it us?) suffer.Brooklyn Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013165417435851056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-43687942861885890212011-02-08T09:06:36.080-05:002011-02-08T09:06:36.080-05:00The Republicans are laughing all the way to the ba...The Republicans are laughing all the way to the bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-82324662270348911812011-02-03T10:00:35.758-05:002011-02-03T10:00:35.758-05:00I love the way you write Brian! Funny and interes...I love the way you write Brian! Funny and interesting and right on too! I'm still thinking about those nude women protestors (isn't it cold in the Ukraine right now?). Funny! It's hard to believe that what you are writing is true and not some satirical piece!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799169672623741057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-49845260614037371822011-02-01T14:35:19.499-05:002011-02-01T14:35:19.499-05:00It is surprising how important Social Media has be...It is surprising how important Social Media has become for this kind of protests. Let's see how it ends up.<br /><br />Christine Gordon<br />http://westchasedentists.com/ChristineGordonhttp://westchasedentists.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-65252555831189176512011-01-26T20:44:33.342-05:002011-01-26T20:44:33.342-05:00Thanks Sheri - that video is great. I watched it i...Thanks Sheri - that video is great. I watched it in Park City online and especially love it when John interjects "we'll take one last question"Brian Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437592947161837950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-89334009128343347362011-01-26T19:32:15.481-05:002011-01-26T19:32:15.481-05:00Just for FYI, here is the link to his speech at th...Just for FYI, here is the link to his speech at the Q&A of Red State<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90pcHCF2h44<br />stitched together and posted by Bobby Miller<br /><br />Here is his RedStatement<br />http://coopersdell.com/<br /><br />Power to Kevin Smith! a great coverage of it on Techdirt today too. Why what he is doing IS new, he isn't just four walling, he is taking it to his fanbase. Who has done that?<br />http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110125/15591312819/cargo-cults-kevin-smith-difference-between-connecting-going-through-motions.shtmlsheri candlerhttp://www.shericandler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-53903427448262031432011-01-26T18:58:46.186-05:002011-01-26T18:58:46.186-05:00Sheri Candler smartly pointed out to me on Faceboo...Sheri Candler smartly pointed out to me on Facebook that I kinda forgot to write about the one ginormous announcement from Kevin Smith about self-releasing Red State. Yes, it's a very big deal if for no other reason than mainstreaming what a lot of other people have done. He also stated that he hopes to help other indies with his lessons next. There's a video somewhere online. Maybe I'll post more as the details become more clear. Thanks Sheri.Brian Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437592947161837950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-7354173497561655452011-01-26T18:18:01.347-05:002011-01-26T18:18:01.347-05:00Anonymous is entitled to opinion of course. I can ...Anonymous is entitled to opinion of course. I can say now, however,that I've downloaded the Sundance app and it definitely wasn't worth a buck, much less 5. No P$I schedule, most things just link to a website like YouTube. The only video pre-loaded is from Lance, Anonymous definitely shouldn't buy this! If you took everything wrong with an app.....Brian Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437592947161837950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-24993914401613964362011-01-26T18:10:23.675-05:002011-01-26T18:10:23.675-05:00Gandu was wonderful.Gandu was wonderful.Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957331802086896023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-82285234403173392612011-01-21T00:33:39.441-05:002011-01-21T00:33:39.441-05:00Lance Weiler's name on a panel (or anything el...Lance Weiler's name on a panel (or anything else) means it's not worth my time. Has anyone seen his films? No? Well, they're terrible. Amateurish Awful. He's a self-promoter but that's all. No value to filmmakers. This is what's wrong with indie film... is ANYONE paying attention to that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-45791585885681996762011-01-21T00:25:37.500-05:002011-01-21T00:25:37.500-05:00Thanks for sharing the schedule ..i have downloade...Thanks for sharing the schedule ..i have downloaded!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.resumeformat.org/Resume/media-resume" rel="nofollow">Media Resume</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-2408396609690283552011-01-18T21:05:56.084-05:002011-01-18T21:05:56.084-05:00As I said, I didn't download them because 1 is...As I said, I didn't download them because 1 is paid and 1 is not android, but in general the apps I've seen don't have P&I schedules. Would be awesome, especially if you could see added screenings. Would also be great to be able to see what is available in screening library (do they still have that? I haven't been press in awhile) and time slots, etc. <br /><br />Charlie, I agree that $5 isn't much, but to me they'd get more traction and help themselves and their audiences and filmmakers more for free, and they are getting lots of data, etc and I bet will serve up sponsorship junk and ads too....we'll see. I'll probably swing for it just to check it out more later.Brian Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437592947161837950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-59050721600944273542011-01-18T20:01:43.854-05:002011-01-18T20:01:43.854-05:00I downloaded the app. I can swing $5 for something...I downloaded the app. I can swing $5 for something that I will probably end up using multiple times every day that I'm there. The Android version seems to have a few glitches though.Charlie Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341244900390535073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-58015635523878601292011-01-18T19:45:36.351-05:002011-01-18T19:45:36.351-05:00Is the Press and Industry Schedule on the app?Is the Press and Industry Schedule on the app?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-14596373305901016212011-01-15T15:32:42.220-05:002011-01-15T15:32:42.220-05:00Best of luck with TFA. Just went there, found some...Best of luck with TFA. Just went there, found some great stuff, and retweeted accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-77875439781935519302011-01-15T15:30:36.395-05:002011-01-15T15:30:36.395-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10039125809930676908noreply@blogger.com